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Stolen truck recovered

Stolen truck recovered

Someone stole a semi-truck from Rockport and Kentucky State Police found it Wednesday-- in Beaver Dam, Ky..

KSP says they got a tip the stolen truck was at W.K. Truck & Auto. 

Trooper Chris Baker found it, and Rockport police verified it was the stolen truck. Crews recovered it and say the investigation is ongoing.

Tell City Police seek burglary, mischief suspects

Tell City Police seek burglary, mischief suspects

Tell City Police are looking for a suspect in the case of an attempted break-in at an auto repair shop.

Lt. Detective Alan Malone says there was an attempted burglary at Greenwood Auto Repair on 21st Street.

Malone says the incident occurred sometimes between last Thursday night and Friday morning and that someone tried to gain entrance by tearing up a perimeter door.

Police are also looking in to mischief in the 700 block of 16th Street where someone shattered the back windshield out of a vehicle.

Traffic stops lead to I-64 drug arrests

Traffic stops lead to I-64 drug arrests

Two separate traffic stops along I-64 landed four people in jail Wednesday night.

The first traffic stop occurred at approximately 5:35 p.m. when a white 1995 Cadillac was pulled over at US 231 and I-64, near Dale, for a traffic violation.  During the stop, a search of the vehicle was conducted and troopers say the occupants of the vehicle were found to be in possession of marijuana.  The driver, Desiree L. Higgs, 23, Owensboro, was arrested for DUI.  She and her two passengers, also from Owensboro, were taken to the Spencer County Jail.

Then at approximately 10:15 p.m. near the Ferdinand exit, Clint L. Brosmer, 23, Bristow, was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.  He was taken to the Dubois Dubois County Security Center.

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Vandalism forces closure of Saddle Lake Boat Ramp facilities

Vandalism forces closure of Saddle Lake Boat Ramp facilities

The Hoosier National Forest says it will close some of the facilities at the Saddle Lake Boat Ramp due to vandalism.  The Forest reports a rash of vandalism at the facility.  This has been an ongoing problem at this area, as well as other areas including Springs Valley and Birdseye trailhead.

Most recently, the metal information signs, the bulletin board by the lake, and the restroom have all been targeted by vandals, as well as the stairs leading down from the boat ramp parking lot to the lake. The restroom has been repeatedly shot at, causing considerable damage both inside the restroom and out, and exterior siding has been torn off the restroom building. The stairs have been pulled off the riser by illegal all-terrain vehicle use, making access to the restroom from the lake more difficult for visitors to the area.

Rockport woman arrested for unreported accident, DUI, drugs

Rockport woman arrested for unreported accident, DUI, drugs

A Rockport woman has been jailed after a traffic stop by Indiana State Police led to drug and alcohol-related charges.

A trooper says he stopped a  2011 Chevrolet van traveling west on SR 66 near SR 161 in Reo late Monday night.   During the stop, the trooper noticed that the driver, Ronda L. Kennedy, 35, Rockport appeared to be impaired and that the vehicle had recent damage to it.

What made former teacher hire hit man to kill granddaughter's father?

What made former teacher hire hit man to kill granddaughter's father?

This story originally appeared in the Dubois County Free Press.  It is republished with permission.

by Matt Crane

Jane Kleaving was arrested last week for attempting to hire a hitman to kill an Owensboro man. The news release from the Indiana State Police did not explain what many people may have been asking. Why did this 52 year old woman want to hire a hit man to kill an Owensboro man 22 years her junior?